i learned pretty much everything about the vast majority of tools i use on a daily basis literally just by reading the manual. i know that attention span, and well, literacy are both high bars but if I can do it you can too.

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

The best manual in the world doesn't help me if the things I need every two minutes in my workflow take three times as many steps as in the software that I'm used to. Sure I can learn how to do it but it's still annoying - knowing that there's a better way to do it - and over the course of a month of using the tool, my productivity loss is probably enough to just pay for a proprietary tool.

[–] PoPoP@lemm.ee -2 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

idk I'm not trying to say I'm built different or anything but I've done the manual reading exercise so many times that I usually just need to read it once and it sticks in my head long enough that it doesn't hinder my productivity. This workflow is cozy to me

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Are you intentionally misreading my posts or is this just a superiority complex? It's not about how long something takes to learn or how often I have to look it up. It's about how long it takes to do on a daily basis.

[–] PoPoP@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

unintentionally misread your comment because this thread has diverged into so many different branches I'm having difficulty tracking it. damn man

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But aren’t you so great at reading that you get everything the first time and never forget?

Yes, I know I‘m mean right now but you ran into that.

[–] PoPoP@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

I really don't think my mistake, which I admit, and I'm sorry for, warrant this response. I'm not interested in continuing conversation with you

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